Irish jockey Mikey Sweeney has held on to score possibly the most remarkable win you’ll see all year during a jumps race at Boulta, Killeagh point to point track in County Cork. Sweeney was on board Ask Heather and had pulled clear of the nearest rival with only the final hurdle… Read More »
Jockey Shaun Guymer has pulled off a miraculous ride at Nowra today to win the sixth on the card. Guymer who rode Ahmad to win had to use every bit of his riding ability to stay on the horse in the final stages of the race when the horse almost… Read More »
At Gosford this afternoon, all those Portuguese punters will chuckle a fair bit. A horse, trained by Kim Waugh, who should go very, very close to winning, called Safado will probably carry all their money. Mainly because the word is familiar to them – it, Safado, means…Bastard in their language…. Read More »
There were tens of thousands of races run around the country in 2018 but we take a look at what could be the best of them all and it was by an apprentice. Apprentice jockey Akira Kajiya could have produced one of the best if not the best ride of… Read More »
A jockey in Ireland has been left red faced after a frightening near-miss that could have ended in disaster for the teenage hoop. Evan Daly, 18, had been jogging the track at Navan completely oblivious to the fact the field in the novice hurdle race was heading straight towards him. Daly… Read More »
Punters have found another way to do their dough after an incredible turn of events in the fourth race at Doomben today. The well-tried Button Pusher appeared to have the race sewn up after kicked clear of her opponents in the home straight. However things quickly turned sour when Button… Read More »
Star Western Australian jockey Peter Hall has been left shocked after being informed that he’s no longer welcome to speak at schools. Have Your Say 🗣: Should jockeys be allowed to speak at schools? – Comment below The Perth Cup-winning hoop says he would often be invited to speak at… Read More »
TAB has attempted to uncover what makes Winx so great with a video focusing on her incredible physiology. The video has identified several attributes that have made the superstar mare beyond comparison. Points of Interest: Winx’s stride in full flight is on average 6.53 metres, which is a lot smaller… Read More »
Jockey Anthony Allen will not want to watch the replay of his ride in Race Five at Beaudesert after he got things horribly wrong. Allen was aboard $4.80 chance Catch Me Later in the race in which he rode the horse out the first time around the course, misjudging the… Read More »
Two jockeys have been caught on camera getting into a fist fight after a race in the jockeys rooms. A video was taken of two US jockeys punching on in the jockeys room after the race which was eventually broken up by the on course police. Anyone know where this… Read More »
A racehorse owner has been disqualified for 18 months for knowingly giving a horse an offensive name and subsequently giving false evidence to stewards. Stuart Ruse, who appeared before Racing NSW stewards on Thursday, is the managing owner of a filly he called Andiamo Fica who is by Benfica out… Read More »
It was a race callers worst nightmare when heavy fog descended over the Goodwood course in the UK overnight. Despite it being near impossible to see a thing until the final moments of each race, the 8-race meeting went ahead leaving the race caller clueless as to what was happening… Read More »
A terrible ride over the weekend has sent punters into meltdown claiming it is the worst ride they have ever seen. Jockey Tony Maragh was aboard Musical Heart at Gulfstream park and showed absolutely no effort to try and win the race as his horse was bolting down the outside to… Read More »
A jockey has cost a bookmaker over $4,428,250 AUD after riding four winners overnight at a combined odds of $655/1. Punters cleaned up on Betfred overnight when jockey Silvestre de Sousa rode four winners at Pontefract in England costing the bookmaker $2.5million pounds ($4,428,250 AUD). ✅ Michele Strogoff✅ Big Country✅… Read More »
There are two Everest slots remaining in this years $13m edition of the race and with Kementari all but guaranteed one of those slots, two in form sprinters look to fight it out to gain the remaining spot in the race. Both horses were on show on Saturday with both… Read More »
With more slots being filled for the Everest, there is plenty of talk around who will win the world’s richest race on turf. At the other end of the scale however the worlds most sought after maiden is also upon us, but where are last year’s participants now? We have… Read More »
One of the more amazing wins you will see happened at Cowra after jockey Akira Kajiya lost his irons mid race but wen’t on to steer home the winner. Akira Kajiya was aboard It’s Business Time who lost it’s irons during the race but an amazing show of horsemanship saw… Read More »
A criminal investigation has been launched after drug samples taken from horses that raced at South Africa’s biggest race meeting, the Durban July, were stolen in a brazen hijacking. The samples were stolen when a courier service vehicle, which was transporting the post-race equine specimens, was pulled over on the… Read More »
An agonising video has emerged of a set of connections going the early crown in a Group 1 at Royal Ascot. Owners of City Light’s were recorded celebrating their horses win in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes after the caller of the race announced it as the winner before… Read More »
A trots horse overnight in France has somehow ended up in a lake in the middle of the racecourse in what was a bizarre yet funny situation for spectators. Watch the video below. Video: #Trot #Insolite #Agen Plus de peur que de mal pour Richard William Denéchère qui a terminé… Read More »
